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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Treating substance abusers, especially African Americans, instead of incarcerating them, could save the nation billions of dollars at a time when all eyes are glued to debates over how to solve the country’s national debt, according to recent reports.

The study by researchers at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. linked the prevalence of substance abuse disorders to the high rates of incarceration

By Teria RogersSpecial to the AFRO

Energized with a new chairman and five new freshman House members, the Congressional Black Caucus was sworn in for the 113th Congress Jan. 3 with a pledge from incoming Chairman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) to “play to win” with the Obama administration in the battle for jobs, income opportunity and

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Two months after losing his seat to a newcomer to D.C. politics, former D.C. Councilman Michael A. Brown has thrown his hat

into the ring for a run at a vacant at-large seat on the D.C. Council.

In November, Brown lost his seat to attorney David Grosso. He changed his party affiliation back to Democrat and began his three week campaign to get his name on the ballot. He changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Independent in 2008 to win a seat on the council. A congressional mandate limits the number of seats held by the majority political party, which in the council’s case was Democrat.

The seat Brown is running for was vacated by Councilman Phil Mendelson when he successfully ran for the chairman’s seat, which

was left vacant when the former chair, Kwame Brown, was incarcerated for financial improprieties.

Brown told the AFRO that he is interested in regaining a place on the council because that is his life’s calling.

“I am in politics because I was born to serve the poor and disenfranchised,” said Brown, the son of the late Ron Brown, a Clinton administration cabinet member. “It’s in my blood. My father and mother were committed public servants who gave their all so that the less fortunate would have a chance in this country. That same torch burns deep in my heart and is exemplified in what I do.”

While serving on the council for four years, Brown pushed legislation to protect funds for temporary assistance for needy families, affordable housing and jobs for D.C. residents.

Brown came under scrutiny when he announced funds were missing from his campaign account. He publicly admitted the problem after several colleagues were forced to resign from the Council for unethical behavior.

His admission backfired. Some believed Brown was untrustworthy.

“I did nothing wrong,” Brown said. “Across the country, senators and congressmen were faced with similar situations where

By George E. CurryNNPA Editor-in-Chief

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After blinking during in a New Year’s Day showdown with President Obama that could have triggered across-the-board spending cuts and significant tax increases, Republicans are poised to seek deep cuts in spending that would violate the “balanced” approach to the deficit that the president has advocated.

In an interview Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans will not consider additional tax increases to help pay down the nation’s debt.

“The tax issue is finished, over, completed,” he said. “That’s behind us. Now the question is what are we going to do about the biggest problem confronting our country and our future? And that’s our spending addiction. It’s time to confront it. The president surely knows that.”

By Valencia MohammedSpecial to the AFRO

Hundreds of people gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church on Jan. 3 to pay tribute to Barbara Lett Simmons, a dedicated political and community activist who died on Dec. 22, 2012 at 85.

In an upbeat celebration filled with scripture readings, Simmons was praised as a tireless advocate of public education and political power for her adopted home town.

“Anyone who was running

for an office citywide knew they had to visit Barbara Lett Simmons,” said D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange (D-At Large). “I remember how she encouraged me to keep trying and never stop until I won my first seat on the council. She will be greatly missed.”

Political analyst Mark Plotkin told the audience he admired Simmons’ tenacity. “When I was first asked to speak, I had lots of apprehension. Sometimes Barbara would come to events, listen to me speak and

afterwards tear my speech apart with precision,” he said. “Barbara Lett Simmons was a great lady. I hope this time I have done her justice.”

Simmons worked as an educator and was instrumental in constructing the District’s first constitution.

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray urged the audience to follow Simmons’ example. “If you want to celebrate Barbara’s legacy, do it by standing up and fighting until we get statehood,” Gray said.

One of Simmons’ memorable moments in her

quest for D.C. statehood was in 2000 at the Democratic National Convention. Simmons made headlines when, as a elector from the District of Columbia, she abstained from casting her vote for then-Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic presidential candidate, as a protest over the city’s lack of voting representation in Congress.

“We had no idea Barbara was going to do this. She made the decision herself. She felt strongly about our rights for statehood and hated the

fact that the Democratic Party and presidential candidates kept denying our rights over and over,” said Lillian

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‘All My Babies’ Mamas’ Sets Social Media Activists on Edge

A new reality television show in the works for the Oxygen cable network, home of the “Bad Girls Club” and “I’m Having Their Baby” programs, has spawned outrage in the African-American community.

The program, “All My Babies’ Mamas,” is set to follow Carlos Walker, better known by his G-Unit rap moniker “Shawty Lo,” as cameras film the day-to-day activities surrounding him, his eleven children and their ten different mothers.

Petitions protesting the show, which is set for a spring 2013 debut, have already drawn more than 18,000 thousand signatures against the hour-long series produced by DiGa Vision, a production company funded by former producers from MTV.

“It’s an abomination and it is designed to demoralize and exploit our children,” said Sabrina Lamb, author and founding chief executive

officer of the youth financial education organization, WorldofMoney.org.

Lamb said the children who have no choice in having their “pain and humiliation up for sale” are the main reason why the more than 14,000 supporters of her petition are putting more focus on this program than on what she called other “minstrel shows” such as VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop.”

In an open letter posted on the web site My Brown Baby Jan. 3 to Oxygen Media CEO Jason Klarman, Lamb said, “By all accounts, Oxygen Media wants young women to be self-hating, violent and catty while using their considerable spending power to support your advertisers.”

In a press release Oxygen Media said it is hoping to draw viewers in by broadcasting the “highs and lows of this extreme ‘blended family’ that is anything but ordinary.”

According to the Huffington Post, the network has pulled the 13-minute preview that was previously posted on its website, but has not announced plans to the cancel the program.

Tim Scott Slammed by NAACP on Maiden Day in Senate

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the first Black senator from the South since reconstruction, had been in office less than a day when his civil rights voting record was slammed by the NAACP.

The rating is based on his voting record in his single term as a member of the state’s delegation to the House, not his race, Charleston NAACP chapter First Vice President Rev. Joe Darby said Jan. 4.

“I think only a couple of times maybe one or two, he voted with what the organization perceived as in line with the organization’s agenda,” said Darby, grading Scott’s record with an “F”.

Darby said the NAACP does not give grades based on color and it would be ignorant to think so.

He voted against funding the settlement of a racial discrimination lawsuit between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Black Farmers, against the Congressional Black Caucus budget blueprint for fiscal year 2012, against TSA Employee Collective Bargaining rights,against federal funding for health care services offered by Planned Parenthood and against funding for the 2010 Health Care Reform Law, according to the NAACP’s annual legislative report card for the first session of the just-adjourned 112th Congress.

“We have Republicans that believe in Civil Rights and unfortunately, he is not one of them,” said Ben Jealous, the NAACP’s

national president, in a statement.Scott dismissed the rating as “ridiculous” and added that race

analysis misses the point in discussions of public policy. Scott took the oath of office Jan. 3 to fill the four years remaining

on the term won two years ago by Jim DeMint, who left the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, conservative think tank in Washington.

Baltimore Child Actor to Portray Young Frederick Douglass in PBS Film

Anthony Michael Hobbs, a child actor and second grade student at Baltimore’s Our Lady of Victory catholic school, will portray a young Frederick Douglass in the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special “The Abolitionist” to premiere Jan. 8. Actor/director Richard Brooks (“Law & Order,” The Crow) will play the adult Frederick Douglass.

The three-hour documentary airs in three parts on Jan. 8, 15 and

23 as part of PBS’ American Experience Series. Frederick Douglass is one of five abolitionists highlighted who pushed to end slavery. The other four abolitionists included William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke.

The actor and model who will turn eight in April expressed his desire to act at the age of four, according to Kerri Hobbs, his mother and manager. Confused about how actress Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer could be one character on “True Jackson, VP” he watched on the Nickelodeon Channel and another character in the Tyler Perry movie Madea’s Family Reunion, he was told by his mother that the girl “learned to make pretend to make a story.” Anthony then announced he wanted to do that, too, she said.

Having honed his reading skills with books two age levels ahead of him, he was able to read scripts at the age of five, and soon learned to memorize them in just a few minutes--often with assistance from his actress-mother, he quickly racked up a list of performance credits.

He is an otherwise normal grade-schooler, except that when he is absent for a audition, he has a lot to share at show-and-tell, when he returns to class.

Hobbs also stars in the PBS Sprout Network mini-segment on the “Sunnyside Up Show”, to start airing March. On top of that, the talented young actor stars in a PSA spot for the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) that started airing in October, 2012.

Hobbs also stars in the DreamWorks documentary How to Train Your Dragon: Dragons and Dinosaurs. The DreamWorks documentary is also available on DVD.

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Jennifer Hudson and otherrelatives positively identified

the body of her 7-year-oldnephew Monday, just hoursafter his body was found in a

sport-utility vehicle sought inconnection with the murder ofHudson’s mother and brother.

The white, 1994 ChevroletSuburban with Illinois license

plate X584859 was found onChicago’s West Side afterpolice received a 7 a.m. call

from a neighbor about a suspi-cious vehicle. The man noticedthe vehicle while walking hisdog. According to the ChicagoTribune, the boy had been shotmultiple times in the back seatof the vehicle. The SUV, regis-tered to Hudson’s murderedbrother, was towed with theboy’s body inside and is beingprocessed by evidence techni-cians and workers. The bodywas later removed and taken tothe Cook County MedicalExaminer’s office.

Hudson and other familymembers arrived at the MedicalExaminer’s office mid-after-noon to identify the body.Given the choice between look-ing directly at the body orviewing it on a wall-mounted

video screen, the family chosethe latter. According to theTribune, Hudson said, “Yes,that’s him.”

A spokesman for the officetold the newspaper that Hudson

“remained strong for her fami-ly” and was clearly its leader.“She held hands with her fami-ly,” the spokesman said. “Itwas obviously a very emotionalmoment.”

The boy – the son of JuliaHudson, Jennifer’s sister – hadbeen missing since Friday,when a relative found Julian’sgrandmother, DarnellDonerson, 57, and his uncle,Jason Hudson, 29, shot to deathin his grandmother’s home inthe 7000 block of South YaleAvenue.

An Amber Alert – a desig-nation for high-risk missingchildren – was issued Fridayafter Julian was discoveredmissing after the murders.Police arrested WilliamBalfour, the missing boy’s step-father and estranged husbandof Julia, at his girlfriend’sSouthside apartment severalhours after the murders.Balfour’s mother, Michele, hastold reporters that her son hadnothing to do with the slayings.

Balfour remains a suspect in

the murders but is being held injail for parole violation after

being convicted of attemptedmurder and vehicular hijack-ing. Cook County records showthat he pleaded guilty to bothcharges in 1999. He was alsoconvicted in 1998 for posses-sion of a stolen motor vehicle.He was released from prison in2006 after serving seven yearsfor the attempted murder andcar hijacking charges.

The boy remained missingthrough a long weekend inwhich police and volunteers

posted fliers bearing his photo-graph around the city. OnSunday, Jennifer Hudson askedfor the public’s help in findingher nephew. In her MySpaceblog, she thanked fans and sup-porters for their prayers andoffered a $100,000 reward toanyone who returned the boyalive.

Since the investigation,Hudson – who gained stardomafter appearing on “AmericanIdol,” and then won anAcademy Award for her role inthe movie Dreamgirls – hasstayed out of the public eye.

The Chicago Tribune report-ed that a parade of cars movedslowly past her family’s homeMonday morning, past thenews vans, reporters and curi-

ous onlookers.Neighbors stoodquietly andreflected on the

violence. In front of the Hudson’s

home, men in heavy jacketsand hooded sweatshirts came tokiss the twin white crosses bar-ing the names of Donerson andJason.

“Everybody is sick of goingthrough stuff like this,” ArtishaWest, a former resident of thearea told the Tribune. “We allhave to stick together. All theseyoung children are dying, andfor what?”

By Alan KingAFRO Staff Writer

Presidential candidate JohnMcCain’s attack on ACORN –Associated CommunityOrganization for Reform Now –confirms the success of theorganization, the head of thegroup says.

“This is testimony to the workwe’ve done and success we’vehad,” Maude Hurd, president ofACORN, said in an interviewwith the AFRO.

“When this attack started, wehad just announced that we hadregistered 1.3 million new vot-ers,” she said. “That’s just to saythat someone’s running scaredbecause of ACORN’s success.”

McCain, who is running forpresident on the Republican tick-et, lashed out at ACORN in thefinal debate against BarackObama, contending the group “ison the verge of maybe perpetrat-ing one of the greatest frauds invoter history in this country,maybe destroying the fabric ofdemocracy.”

Factcheck.org, a non-partisanWeb site, found those claims tobe “exaggerated,” with “no evi-dence of any such democracy-destroying fraud.”

Hurd believes the McCaincharges were politically motivat-ed.

She said, “Because it’s low-and moderate-income people,and people of color, I believe theMcCain campaign thinks thosevoters are going to voteDemocratic, which is not neces-sarily true.”

ACORN is no stranger tocontroversy.

For 38 years, the non-partisanorganization has fought for socialand economic justice for low-and moderate-incomeAmericans. With 400,000 mem-ber families organized into morethan 1,200 neighborhood chap-ters in 110 cities nationwide,ACORN has over the years seenits share of criticism while advo-cating for affordable housing,living wages, healthcare for theunderserved— and while organ-izing voter registration drives.But none has been as witheringand baseless as this one.

With the presidential electionless than two weeks away,ACORN’s detractors allege theorganization has engaged in mas-sive voter registration fraud afterthe reported discovery of bogusnames, such as Mickey Mouse

and Dallas Cowboys playersTony Romo and Terrell Owens,among the names submitted toelection officials.

Hurd said those workers, whowere doing those things withoutACORN’s knowledge or permis-sion, were fired.

“The evidence that has sur-faced so far shows they fakedforms to get paid for work theydidn’t do, not to stuff ballotboxes.” ACORN, she said, is thevictim of fraud, not the perpetra-tor of it.

Hurd said the only thingsbogus are the charges them-selves. And factcheck. orgagrees.

It concluded, “NeitherACORN nor its employees havebeen found guilty of, or evencharged with, casting fraudulentvotes.”

The problem came about pri-marily because of the wayACORN operates. Rather thanrely on volunteers, it pays peo-ple, many of them poor or unem-ployed, to sign up new voters.The idea was to help both thosebeing registered and those doingthe registration.

Maud explained, “We have azero tolerance policy for deliber-ate falsification of registration.”

Most news account neglect topoint out that ACORN isrequired by law to turn in all reg-istration forms. And they also failto note that it was the organiza-tion, in many instances, that firstbrought the phony registrationsto the attention of authorities.

The McCain camp apparentlyisn’t interested in those finepoints, preferring to air mislead-ing ads that seek to link Obamato ACORN, thereby undercuttinghis political support.

McCain: I’m John McCainand I approve this message.

Announcer: Who is BarackObama? A man with “a politicalbaptism performed at warpspeed.” Vast ambition. After col-lege, he moved to Chicago.Became a community organizer.There, Obama met MadeleineTalbot, part of the Chicagobranch of ACORN. He was soimpressive that he was asked totrain the ACORN staff.

What did ACORN in Chicagoengage in? Bullying banks.Intimidation tactics. Disruptionof business. ACORN forcedbanks to issue risky home loans.The same types of loans thatcaused the financial crisis we’rein today.

No wonder Obama’s campaign istrying to distance him from thegroup, saying, “Barack ObamaNever Organized with ACORN.”But Obama’s ties to ACORN runlong and deep. He taught classesfor ACORN. They even endorsedhim for President.But now ACORN is in trouble.

Reporter: There are at least11 investigations across thecountry involving thousands ofpotentially fraudulent ACORNforms.

Announcer: Massive voterfraud. And the Obama campaignpaid more than $800,000 to anACORN front for get out the voteefforts.Pressuring banks to issue riskyloans. Nationwide voter fraud.Barack Obama. Bad judgment.Blind ambition. Too risky forAmerica.

Since McCain’s comments,ACORN’s 87 offices have beenbombarded with threats andracist mail.

The day after the presidentialdebate, vandals broke into theorganization’s Boston and Seattleoffices and stole computers.After a Cleveland representativeappeared on TV, an e-mail wassent to the local office saying she“is going to have her life ended.”A worker in Providence, R.I.,received a threatening call say-ing, “We know you get off workat 9” and uttered racial epithets.

A caller to one office left amessage on the answeringmachine, saying: “Hi, I was justcalling to let you know thatBarack Obama needs to gethung. He’s a (expletive deleted)nigger, and he’s a piece of(expletive deleted). You guys arefraudulent, and you need to go tohell. All the niggers on oak trees.They’re gonna get all hung hon-eys, they’re going to get assassi-nated, they’re gonna get killed.”

Another message said, “Youliberal idiots. Dumb (expletivedeleted). Welfare bums. Youguys just (expletive deleted)come to our country, consumeevery natural resource there is,and make a lot of babies. That’sall you guys do. And then suckup the welfare and expect every-one else to pay for your hospitalbills for your kids. I jus’ say letyour kids die. That’s the bestmove. Just let your children die.Forget about paying for hospitalbills for them. I’m not gonna doit. You guys are lowlifes. And Ihope you all die.”

Hurd thinks the hate calls willcease soon.

“In two weeks, I think theseattacks will be over. But I think itwill be harder for us to get ourname back on good gracesbecause they really trashed us inthe last few weeks.”

But ACORN will not bedeterred.

“We’ve been fighting for along time, for over 30 years, forthe rights of low- and moderate-income people all across thecountry,” Hurd said. “We’regoing to continue to fight foreconomic justice in our commu-nities.”

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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew

“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.” Courtesy Photos

Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson whowas killed, as well as her brother, Jason.

Jason Hudson

Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew.

ACORN Fights BackLeader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’

(AP) — A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest U.S. citizen has died.

Two daughters say Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the title as the oldest person in the country for about two weeks, died Wednesday at a hospital in Georgia. Sara Rearden of Burtonsville, Md., said Saturday that her mother broke her hip after a fall about three weeks ago.

Robert Young of the Gerontology Research Group said Mamie Rearden’s September 1898 birth was recorded in the 1900 U.S. Census. The group, which verifies age information for Guinness World Records, listed Rearden as the oldest living U.S. citizen after last month’s passing of 115-year-old Dina Manfredini of Iowa.

Rearden was more than a year younger than the world’s oldest person, 115-year-old Jiroemon Kimura of Japan.

By Ben NuckolsAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s leading university for the deaf and hard of hearing has reinstated its chief diversity officer, who was suspended for three months after signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland.

Gallaudet University president T. Alan Hurwitz announced the

reinstatement of Angela McCaskill in an email Monday to students, faculty and staff. The brief statement didn’t elaborate on the reasons for McCaskill’s reinstatement, and university officials

declined further comment.Gallaudet is home to a prominent

gay and lesbian community, and many on campus had said they were concerned that McCaskill was the wrong person to lead an office that promotes diversity.

But people on both sides of the gay marriage debate in Maryland, where McCaskill lives, had said she shouldn’t be punished for exercising her First Amendment rights. The conservative

Family Research Council was critical of Gallaudet, saying the university did not tolerate diverse points of view.

McCaskill has said she is not anti-gay. She said

she signed the petition at her church after listening to a sermon about marriage, adding that she felt it was important for Maryland voters to decide the issue.

McCaskill was placed on leave in October after administrators became aware that she had signed the petition. On Monday,

her attorney did not immediately respond to messages requesting comment.

Voters upheld the law in November as Maryland joined Maine and

Washington state as the first states where gay marriage was approved via popular vote. Same-sex couples began marrying in Maryland earlier this month.

The move ignited passionate debate on a campus that’s known for activism, with some comparing the uproar over McCaskill to the 2006 protests over the appointment of an unpopular provost as university president.

In his statement, Hurwitz thanked those who had expressed their opinions about McCaskill and his response to the issue.

“This has been a period of reflection for all of us,” Hurwitz said. “I am deeply appreciative of the time you have taken to communicate your views,

of the clearly heartfelt manner in which you have expressed those thoughts, and of the overall maturity you have shown in your willingness to consider the differing views others may hold.

“The work of the university’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is vital and must continue in an active and vibrant way. I personally look forward to working with Dr. McCaskill on the work of that office.”

Established in 1864 by an act of Congress, Gallaudet remains the nation’s only liberal-arts university with programs designed specifically for the deaf.

Huff, one of Simmons closest friends and the person who introduced her to politics. “People are still talking about it at the conventions.”

In 1973, Simmons won a seat on the D.C. Board of Education. During her 13-year tenure on the board, Simmons fought for the rights of poor and disabled students to have music and art instruction, along with physical education classes, in all schools. She was an advocate for equal educational opportunities for students with special needs.

“My son was blind and autistic. I watched how her politics opened doors that were never available to students like him,” said Diane Miller, a Ward 4 resident. “Through her strong convictions, Barbara made it possible for children with special needs to receive proper educational services, even if it meant going out of state.”

In 1977, Simmons created and hosted a cable television show for two years. Her radio program, “Educationally Speaking,” was broadcast for over 30 years on WYCB. The program focused on D.C. politics and public policy issues.

For more than a decade, Simmons served as a member of the D.C. chapter of the American Lung Association. “[The ] no smoking legislation that prevented smoking in government and public buildings, hospitals, restaurants, bars and around schools definitely has her signature on it,” said Huff.

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among Black males. Published in the November 2012 edition of Frontiers in Psychiatry, the study also suggested that spending more money on community-based treatment programs and improving mental health care in the Black community could have an impact on substance abuse and crime among young Black males.

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with health problems, economic hardships, failed relationships, domestic violence and crime, the study said. If you struggled with drugs and lived in a major metropolitan area you were also more likely to spend time behind bars.

According to the Meharry study, roughly 80 percent of adults in U.S. prisons used or abused alcohol or other drugs.

Although Blacks abstain from drugs and alcohol at higher rates than the national average, Blacks are disproportionately represented in drug arrests and prison sentences nationwide. Driven by draconian drug laws and mandatory minimum sentencing, the incarceration rates for Blacks exploded by 500 percent between 1986 and 2004. In 2009, Black males were 6.7 times more likely to spend time in jail than their White counterparts.

“This high rate of incarceration has resulted in more African American males involved with the criminal justice system than with educational services,” the report stated.

When arrest records and visits to jail become more common than diplomas and college tours, educational values shift.

It’s an unfortunate fact of life for many young, Black men, said William Richie, assistant psychiatry professor at Meharry Medical College and lead author of the study.

“Finishing school for African American males is often some sort of incarceration, where they learn the true nature of the world,” said Richie. “You get a couple of arrests under your belt, a couple of times that you’ve been charged, and suddenly, it’s not a foreign concept for an African American male.”

It’s not a foreign concept for the rest of American taxpayers, either, who largely foot the bill for this costly education.

The Vera Institute of Justice, an independent research organization, found that states spend in excess of $40 billion annually to house, feed and secure criminals. States spend more than $300 million on health care for prisoners alone. That number is dwarfed by the $3 billion it costs to fund the health care and pensions for retired corrections employees.

“It’s cheaper to give [substance abusers] treatment and to try

to help them return to a productive state than it is to lock them up,” said Tracye Wilson employment coordinator for Our Place DC, a nonprofit group that helps formerly incarcerated women return to their families and neighborhoods. “They’re not doing anything accept for sucking the economy dry when they’re locked up. You have to feed them, you have to pay the guards to guard them.”

A 2008 report by the Justice Policy Institute, a group that advocates for justice reform, showed that it’s more cost-effective to provide treatment for substance abusers through community based-programs than it is to care for them while they are incarcerated.

The report revealed that drug treatment program costs range from $1,800 to $6,800 per participant. Yet, prisons spend more than $24,000 a year incarcerating criminals and another $24 per day to treat those with SUDs.

States such as California, weighing the costs, chose to invest in treatment programs.

“According to the California Drug and Alcohol Treatment Assessment (CALDATA), every $1 invested in substance abuse treatment has a return of $7 in cost savings from social benefits such as reduced health costs, crime, and lost productivity,” the JPI study reported.

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy, a nonpartisan research group, found that each dollar spent on community-based drug treatment programs returned more than $18 in societal and economic benefits.

In a 2009, Jamie Fellner, senior counsel with Human Rights Watch said:

“Hauling hundreds of thousands of people down to the station house each year because they have some weed or a rock of crack cocaine in their pocket has had little impact on drug use.”

Fellner authored the report, “Decades of Disparity Drug Arrests and Race in the United States” that showed how “treatment, education and positive social investments” in poverty-stricken neighborhoods were “less destructive” and had a greater impact on reducing drug crimes than incarceration that cast a long shadow that often limited job and housing opportunities for an ex-offender years after he has paid his debt to society.

Richie said that as long as it’s profitable to sell drugs illegally, it’s a debt that some young, Blacks will continue to

risk.“The minute that the profit motive is taken out of both

incarceration and the sales, distribution and production of drugs, you’ll see more money diverted to treating mental health and substance abuse issues,” said Richie.

The Meharry Medical College study recommended a number of broad policy reforms to decrease incarceration rates including increased awareness of SUDs among health care professionals, better treatment programs for substance abusers inside and outside of prison and connecting young, Black males to mentors and support networks to help them avoid the pitfalls of illicit drug use.

Richie said that it is not enough to label our young Black men “endangered species,” as some researchers have done, if we’re not willing to step up and protect them as a group threatened with extinction.

“The more people involved with providing mentorship and guidance to these young men, the more people that give them a sense that they are a worthwhile investment it helps to instill in them some sense of a meaningful future, that there is a role for them in this society, that they’re not just the ‘throw-away generation,’” said Richie.

Richie added: “We need more people that are willing to step in and say, “let’s correct this guy’s course before he does something that is irreversible.’”

Gallaudet Reinstates Official

campaign funds were misused or stolen. I was attacked by the media and never given a fair deal to redeem myself. I will never give up or buckle under pressure.”

Currently, there are more than a dozen candidates seeking the open council

seat, including top contenders Anita Bonds, president of the D.C. Democrats, and Republican Patrick Mara.

“Michael has thrown an unexpected monkey wrench into the campaign,” said Bobby Green, a former Brown supporter, now working in the

Bond campaign.Longtime Ward 8 advisory

neighborhood commissioner Anthony Muhammad is skeptical of Brown’s chances. “If he couldn’t win when the field was not crowded with contenders, how can he pull it off this time with 14 people in

the race?” he said. Despite the skepticism

of some, Brown said he will continue his campaign.

“People need someone who really cares about this city and the residents who are being left out,” said Brown. “I am that person.”

Angela McCaskill

“…people on both sides of the gay marriage debate in Maryland, where McCaskill lives, had said she shouldn’t be punished for exercising her First Amendment rights.”

Mamie Rearden

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America’s Inaugurations – The AFRO Coverage

Woodson Raps Separate Arrangements For the Roosevelt Inauguration

Feb. 4, 1933No Special Arrangements Needed, He Declares. “First” and “Second” Holdings in Ante-Bellum Virginia are Recalled. Present Set Up Looks to Him Like a “Frolic in the Backyard.”

By DR. CARTER G. WOODSONEditor of the Journal of Negro History

The other day a friend of mine, now very much worried about losing his job on the fourth of March, sang to me the woes afflicting so many others on the eve of a change in the Federal administration.

In a facetious manner I suggested that he talk with G. David Houston, to whom many people have referred as the coming “spokesman” for his Harvard classmate, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Certainly we who have received scant consideration from Herbert Hoover would not like to suffer still more at the hand s of the incoming chief executive of the nation. Anything which may prevent such a thing certainly should be cheerfully done by the friends of humanity.

Not Taken SeriouslyWhen I heard that this scholarly classmate of the President-

elect was to dabble in political matters, however, I did not take it more seriously than that he would have access to this public functionary and would add a word occasionally to see that less injustice be meted out to our oppressed people. Inasmuch as Mr. Houston has well established himself by his work in education and as a successful newspaper correspondent in local matters. I never think of him as having time to give to things purely political. If he desire to do so, however, it is his affair, not mine.

Yet, I cannot refrain from expressing the hope that this educator will not go to the extent of making himself an agent through which we must be meagerly served by persons whose attitude toward us is such that they will not give adequate attention to those less fortunate than the victors in the recent election.

It will be so much better for a man of color to become the advisor of the President of the United States, not on matters which peculiarly concern the Negro but on all affairs respecting the common welfare and social justice. The thinking Negro will struggle to reach this higher ground in politics.

Declined to ServeI received another impression of the affair the other day,

however, when I was called up by several “distinguished” persons

who insisted that I serve on the Colored Inaugural Committee which will provide for the entertainment of the politicians who will appear in Washington to participate in restricted fashion in the inauguration of the President of the United States. Inasmuch as I never accept jim-crowism, unless it is forced upon me, I had to refuse to permit the use of my name, but these gentlemen of the Jim Crow resorted to the argument that I should be willing to serve thus because Mr. G. David Houston is to be the chairman of this special committee, and his name so appears on their letterhead. Is this to be Mr. Houston’s function on the regular Inaugural Committee?

SurpriseThis struck me as a great surprise, and I am still hoping that a

man of such educational influence will withdraw from any such jim-crowism which has been the thing to which politicians have usually stooped for their bread and butter. Mr. Houston does not need to do it, and there can be no pecuniary reason for such stooping. He will want to retain the respect of his student; and how can he do so while directing the youth to the ghetto? They must be taught to think, not to eat, drink, and romp at the back door.

Step Backward

It is all right for our people in this city to make preparation to entertain friends whenever they come to Washington, but to make a special effort to stage festivities at the back door when they are denied the right to come through the front door and participate in the grand functions of this occasion is to me a step backward toward slavery. We are not compelled to have a banquet or a dance during the inaugural season. Yet, if they must dance or dine, they can easily arrange such functions at some other time when they are not semi-officially worked out so as to determine their social status at a great disadvantage.

Sackcloth and AshesIf we are not to be admitted to the real inaugural function

because of our color, we should show much more manhood by remaining at home in sackcloth and ashes as a protest against the denial of this social and civic right. To proceed otherwise means surrender to the oppressor. It looks too much like slavery to see our men and women purchasing expensive finery to imitate others whom they can see only by peeping through the windows and the cracks of the doors. It is a most discouraging thing to men who have worked hard in trying to open the eyes of our people when they see those who are “educated” content to hang on to customs observed among the slaves a century ago.

First and Second HolidaysThese “educated” persons remind me of those whom I as a

boy observed in Virginia. I used to hear our people during the springtime talk about the First Holiday and the Second Holiday for which they always made extensive preparation. The white people at the same time were busy getting ready for the great festivities of Easter and Whitsuntide.

I could not understand the difference in point of view until I studied the history of slavery. I found out that this custom carried over into freedom, developed from the fact that the ante-bellum whites had their festivities during the days leading up to and on Easter and Whitsuntide while the slaves who had to work hard waiting on them were permitted to have theirs at the back door or in the barnyard on the Mondays following these important days. Now here in 1933 we find our “highly educated” people conforming to these same customs of slavery.It is evident, then, that you cannot free a man by telling him to be free. He has to be free in spirit before you can make him a real free man. You cannot free a man’s mind from the slave psychology merely by sending him to school and cramming it with facts that somebody else would like to have him know. To free him and make him free indeed his mind must be so fed as to stimulate his thinking and enable him to plan and do for himself. Some of us do not think, and we lose our self-respect when we so stoop as to participate in such degradation of our own status. We thereby demonstrate in a most dramatic fashion what education will not do for some of us.

2,000 in Parade at Inaugural of Roosevelt March 11, 1933

Largest Number Ever in Line at an Inauguration Marched Sat. WASHINGTON – Far surpassing past parades in number, more

than 2,000 colored persons were among the 18,000 participants in the Inauguration Parade here, Saturday.

In one of the most picturesque and colorful pageants ever to mark the inauguration of a President of the United States, more colored than ever before stepped to the spirited tunes of bands as they passed the reviewing stand and saluted President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the nation’s highest executive for the next four years.

10TH Cavalry ApplaudedWith applause of the crowds which lined the streets

continuously ringing out as they progressed in the line of march, the machine gun squadron of the 10th Cavalry commanded the attention of radio announcers, spectators and officials.

Undoubtedly one of the most historic units in the parade, the company rode spirited black and brown mounts that seemed to prance spiritedly to every beat of nearby army bands. The ankles and tails of the animals were wrapped in orange colored bandages just as the trimmings of the saddle blankets. They added color to the horses’ limbs, together with the shining and well groomed horseflesh which fairly glistened as they stepped almost as one horse and rider to the spirited tunes of patriotic music.

Medals WornOut of deference to the new President, army officers and troops

taking part in the parade wore all their medals to which they were entitled.

The far-famed 10th Cavalry was one of the three army units in the parade, with the regimental flag bearing their streamers and battle clasps won during crucial periods in the history of the United States. The others were the 3rd Cavalry and the 12th Infantry.

On the battle flag of the 10th Cavalry massed among the massed colors of the First Division of the parade were the dates of campaigns since the close of the Civil War, battles against the Indians, and records of engagements in Cuba and the Philippines. The 10th was one of the oldest army outfits in the line.

Guard Units in LineWith Captain Arthur C. Newman, commander of Co. A 372

Infantry, District National Guard in command, a provisional battalion composed of the First Separate Company. Infantry, Maryland National Guard and Co. A, 372nd Infantry, District National Guard, marched massed in a close column of twelve files front.

Captain William Creigler, commander of the Maryland company, marched as a second in command. Captain Albert Ridgeley of the Washington company, headed the medical detachment of the combined companies.

A line of the five lieutenants followed with Lieutenants King of Company A, 372; Chatmon, of the 1st Sep.; Queen of Co… A, 1st Sept. Battalion, New Jersey State Militia, Clay, of 1st Sep., and Blackwell, of Co. A, 372nd.

875 Cadets MarchFollowing a fight waged by civic organizations to have all

cadets of the District march in the Inaugural Parade, the 9th Brigade Cadet band headed the 875 uniformed cadets of that brigade.

Clad in the regulation blue uniforms of the Washington High School Cadets, the youth marked the end of the First Division o the parade which continued for three hours after they had passed the reviewing stand.

G.A.R. Men Ride in CarOne car of men of the Grand Army of the Republic came in the

third division. The four colored men who rode in the one G.A.R. car were the only men of that organization in the line.

Following a called meeting of 16 white Civil War veterans, it had been decided that they would not participate in the parade “because they had not been asked to.”

It was found that when the invitation had been issued, the G.A.R. was to be allowed four automobiles to take care of the 16 known G.A.R. men. When it was found that no provision had been made four colored G.A.R. members the committee was informed that there were four Civil War men in Washington.

Arrangements were then made for three cars for the white and one car for the colored and invitations to that effect were sent out. Captain Newman, head of the parade sub-committee said.

The 16 white Civil War comrades, after their protest meeting, decided not to participate, because of “humiliating treatment,” according to John B. King, past commander of the organization. He gave as another reason that the 16 had passed the “ringing resolution” not to march.

He was also highly indignant over the fact that the committee in issuing its call for veterans had stated that several carloads of Confederates had been found. William P. Wright, white com-mander in chief of the Grand Army, residing in Chicago, stated in news dispatches that he had received not one, but two invitations to the parade.

Lone Eagle Scout in CourtAmong the Court of Honor gathered about the President there

was one colored youth, Robert Benjamin Best, the only regis-tered Eagle Scout in the District of Columbia. Only Eagle Scouts were invited to be a part of the President’s Court of Honor in the reviewing stand.

Best was the commander of the high school cadets last year.The Third Division, consisting of veterans’ organizations and

fraternal organizations, presented one of the most colorful in the parade.

Near the very beginning of the third division came the G.A.R. men. Closely behind these cam the Spanish-American War veter-ans in a caravan of 20 automobiles.

Among the American Legion posts in the line of march came the James Reese Europe Post No. 5 and the James E. Walker Post No. 26.

The Morning Star Lodge of Elks’ band with women marching and playing to bring rounds of applause paraded before the Morn-ing Star Lodge No. 40.

The Columbia Lodge of Elks and the Knights of St. John followed. The Columbia Lodge clad in white with purple-lined capes flowing in the breezes, formed somewhat of a contrast to the Knights of St. John, who followed clad in their blue uniforms with white flowing plumes.

The Community Center Band of Washington took a place in the Fourth Division.

T he era of the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency represents the beginning of many important changes for the country and the African-American community. The Roosevelt victory in the 1932 election

reflected the American public’s pressing need for visible relief from the devastations of the Great Depression that arose shortly after President Hoover became president in 1929. Hoover’s failure to overcome the depression created a huge advantage for Roosevelt to market his “Happy Days are Here Again” agenda to an American population eager for relief and change.

For the Black community, Roosevelt’s 1932 election represented the beginning of what eventually became a migration away from the Republican Party of Lincoln, and in his election of 1936, Roosevelt indeed received 71 percent of the Black vote.

The 1933 inauguration also reflected a major shift in the Black participation in inaugural celebrations. Blacks had consistently been excluded from, or sparingly permitted, participation in the major celebratory events in past presidential inaugurations due to the ‘Jim Crow’ influence most often demanded by Southern Democrats.

Roosevelt clearly was not overwhelmingly influenced by the Southern Democrats as his predecessors had been. It appears that a record number of Blacks were indeed involved in the 1933 Roosevelt inauguration. However, a challenge to the ever-present ‘colored inaugural ball’ of past inaugurations arose in the months prior to the Roosevelt inauguration that clearly demonstrated a major change in how Blacks were willing to be treated in the future.

G. David Houston, a Harvard University graduate, high school principal in Washington D.C., and classmate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was made chairman of a committee focused on special entertainment for the Roosevelt inauguration. The committee announced “to all colored citizens throughout

Franklin D. Roosevelt –1933

the land that a genuine welcome awaits all who may attend the inauguration of the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt.”

Among the special entertainment functions was a second inaugural gala that was viewed as being nothing more than the “colored inaugural ball.” Indeed this perception was supported by the fact that most of the members of the special entertainment committee were Black. Assorted Black leaders objected to the creation of the ‘special committee’ viewing it as being a tool to perpetuate the segregated ‘Jim Crow’ practices that many Blacks were beginning to vocally resent.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, editor of the Journal of Negro History registered his emphatic objection to what G. David Houston was attempting to accomplish with his ‘special committee’ in an article that appeared in the Feb. 4 edition of the AFRO. The Woodson article was joined by a similar objection by Ferdinand Q. Morton, a New York civil service commissioner and a powerful leader in the New York City Tammany Hall Democratic Party.

The debate between Woodson, Morton and Houston, all Harvard University educated Black men, on whether or not a separate inaugural ball should be considered a highly objectionable “Jim Crow” tool, is a spectacle that attracted lots of attention during the period just prior to the March 4 Roosevelt inauguration. The AFRO reported that Houston was viewed by the Washington community as coming out of the debate politically stronger. However, during the course of the debate, Woodson and Morton delivered a powerful message that being welcomed by the White political power base was no longer going to be enough when it was coupled with the insulting and demeaning ‘Jim Crow’ conditions of segregation.

Given Roosevelt’s actions in eliminating racial barriers in the federal government during his four terms as president, it appears he got the message.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson -- Challenges a ‘Jim Crow’ Welcome

AFRO File Photo

AFRO ArchivesMarch 11, 1933 - MR. AND MRS. G. DAVID HOUSTON, Washington, DC, just before they entered the Pan-American Building, where they were guests at the Governor’s reception. Mr. Houston was a classmate of President Roosevelt at Harvard and was a member of the National Committee on Inaugural Arrangements.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers will deliver the invocation at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Jan. 21.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Tuesday that Myrlie Evers-Williams would deliver the prayer. It comes 50 years after her husband was gunned down in the driveway of his Mississippi home. The inauguration falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Evers-Williams is a distinguished scholar at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss. She was

chairwoman of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998.

Inaugural organizers said the Rev. Louie Giglio of Atlanta’s Passion City Church

will deliver the benediction for Obama’s swearing-in.

In a statement, Obama says Evers-Williams and Giglio represent the ideals

of justice, equality and opportunity that he pursues.

In 2009, the Rev. Rick Warren delivered the invocation.

President Obama has rejected the GOP demand for specific cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s debt limit to pay its outstanding bills.

“One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they’ve already racked up,” Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday.

That position is being opposed by Republicans.“I want to raise the debt ceiling, but I will not do it without

a plan to get out of debt,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Jan. 6 on CNN’s State of the Union. “If you raise the debt ceiling by a dollar, you should cut spending by a dollar. That is the way to go forward.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), appearing Jan. 6 on CBS, said “I don’t think these two things should be related. Right now, we have to pay the bills that have been incurred,” she said. “And if you want to say cut spending for what we do next, fine, but don’t tie it to the debt ceiling.”

As the Los Angeles Times noted, the fiscal cliff debate underscored the geographic divide within the Republican Party, as the position taken by McConnell and Graham illustrates.

The newspaper reported, “Almost 90% of Southern Republicans voted against the ‘fiscal-cliff’ compromise. At the same time, a majority of Republican representatives from outside the South supported the deal, which was approved in large part because of overwhelming Democratic support.”

Some experts say cuts in spending have already outpaced any expected rise in revenue.

“President Obama has said that future deficit reduction should come through a balanced mix of revenue increases and spending cuts; as a first step, he required that ATRA’s [the American Taxpayers Relief Act] two-month delay in scheduled across-the-board budget cuts (‘sequestration’) be offset with an even split of revenues and spending reductions. By contrast, some Republicans leaders have indicated that they will push to achieve the additional deficit reduction entirely through spending cuts, with no further revenue increases at all,” wrote Robert Greenstein, founder and president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan organization that examines how fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income people.

He explained, “The President’s approach is the sound and equitable one. If this Republican view holds, then when all of the deficit reduction efforts are tallied together, spending cuts will outpace revenue increases by nearly 5 to 1 — hardly a balanced approach.”

After Congress hastily approved a plan to avert the fiscal cliff that raised taxes on individuals earning more than $400,000 a year and families earning in excess of $450,000 annually, many angry House Republicans – who did not want to see any tax increases – are threatening to vote against raising the debt limit in two months if Obama doesn’t go along with their cuts-only proposal.

As Greenstein noted, cuts have already been imposed on domestic spending and any additional reductions would mean that the budget is being balanced primarily through spending cuts rather than a balanced approach.

“Several pieces of legislation, culminating in the 2011 Budget Control Act, reduced spending on discretionary programs — for both non-defense and defense programs — by $1.5 trillion over the 2013-2022 period,”

he stated. “All of these savings are on the spending side.”Consequently, even if future measures require an even split

between slashing spending and raising additional revenue, the burden would fall disproportionately on cuts.

Greenstein noted, “If future deficit reduction comes through an even split of revenues and spending cuts, total spending cuts will still outpace revenue increases by nearly 2 to 1. (These ratio estimates do not include the effects of interest savings; if those savings are included, the share of savings that come from spending cuts rises further.)”

The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates show that ATRA makes all but $624 billion of those $3.4 trillion in tax cuts permanent. It thus makes permanent 82 percent of the Bush tax cuts, while letting 18 percent expire.

The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and Congressional Budget Office estimate that making permanent all of the Bush tax cuts would have cost $3.4 trillion over 2013-2022

According to a White House fact sheet, “By raising income tax rates on the wealthiest and keeping taxes low for the middle class, the agreement will ensure we have the most progressive income tax code in decades.”

However, FactCheck.org found: “All the president’s talk about preserving middle-class tax cuts in the just-passed bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff may give one the impression that, except for the wealthy, people will be paying the same amount in taxes this year as last. But that’s not correct. Left out of Obama’s analysis is that a temporary two-year reduction in Social Security payroll taxes was allowed to expire. As a result, most people will actually pay more in taxes this year.”

According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, households with income between $40,000 and $50,000 will pay an additional $574 in payroll taxes this year as a result of the payroll tax returning to 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent. Households with earnings between $75,000 and $100,000 will pay an additional $1,194. Overall, 77 percent of Americans will be paying more in taxes in 2013 than they did in 2012.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Democrats and Republicans should join hands to reform the tax code.

“There are still deductions, credits, special treatments under the Tax Code that should be looked at very carefully,” he said Jan. 6 on CNN’s State of the Union. He explained, “We forego about $1.2 trillion a year in the Tax Code, money which otherwise would go to the government. Trust me, there are plenty of things within that tax code, these loopholes where people can park their money offshore and not pay taxes, are things that need to be closed.”

Medgar Evers’ Widow to Deliver Invocation

AP Photo Myrlie Evers-Williams

political influence for Black America. “I’m looking forward to working with the administration, I’m

certainly proud of our president but there are some things I think we need to discuss.”

“If we are merely players at this juncture in our history, let us play to win, [because] our present and our future depend on it,” she said.

Her remarks reflected turmoil in the 112th Congress when the relationship between the CBC and President Obama was not always harmonious especially on the issues of unemployment and health care reform. However, Fudge is focused on starting early on a legislative agenda with the Obama administration.

“I’d like for us to start off on the right foot. I’d like for us to talk early enough with the administration such that we’re on the same page where we can be and where we can’t be we can at least decide to disagree agreeably,” said Fudge

After receiving the honorary gavel from outgoing Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), Fudge summed up the motivation for the CBC’s continued work.

“After years of progress we are now witnessing the disappearance of opportunities that allow everyone to realize their highest potential; in our communities, schools and in some cases in our homes,” said Congresswoman Fudge.

The CBC leadership for the 113th Congress includes Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) as vice chair, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) as second vice chair, Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) as secretary and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) as whip.

The five new members of the 41-year-old caucus are Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Rep. Steve Horsford (D-Nev.), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas).

The CBC newcomers expressed the importance of joining a caucus with a long history of supporting African-American policy needs.

“There’s a great tradition and legacy that the CBC has had, consistently pushing the progressive agenda forward for African-Americans, people of color and struggling communities across the country,” said 42-year old, Jeffries who represents Brooklyn, N.Y.. “We’ve come a long way but we still have a long way to go.”

Caucus senior members emphasized the current economic and political climate as the CBC driving force.

“Look at the times we’re in now, it seems that Congress often forgets about the middle class or the folks struggling to get into the middle class.” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). “When we look at the conservative tea party that has come along, you need some push back for folks pushing policy that work against our community.”

The most pressing issue the caucus faces is African-American unemployment which stands at 14% according to the December 2012 jobs report from the Department of Labor. The December figures reflect black unemployment increasing from 13.2% in November.

Fudge said that “jobs and employment are the top of our agenda” and Jeffries said he feels “African-American unemployment is at unacceptably high levels.”

Cummings stressed working with President Obama to get African-Americans back to work.

“We have to try and work with this president to push his agenda which is to open more doors of stimulus funding for projects that will employ people such as infrastructure and money for black colleges and universities,” Cummings said.

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As New Year’s Eve countdowns wound down, many people turned to the familiar ritual of taking stock of where they are now to make resolutions for what they can do better in the new year. We all measure our accomplishments and shortcomings in different ways. Some people count numbers on a scale or in a savings account. But what if we decided to take stock as a nation by measuring how we treat our children?

If we did that kind of countdown, we’d learn:

• Every second and a half during the school year a public school student receives an out-of-school suspension.

• Every 8 seconds during the school year a public high school student drops out.

• Every 32 seconds a child is born into poverty in America.• Every 47 seconds a child is abused or neglected.• Every 72 seconds a baby is born without health insurance.• Every five and a half hours a child is killed by abuse or

neglect. A majority of America’s fourth and eighth grade public

school students can’t read or do math at grade level, including 76 percent or more of Black and Latino students.

Millions of American children start school not ready to learn and millions more lack safe, affordable, quality child care and early childhood education.

If we were counting we’d see that millions of poor children are hungry, at risk of hunger, living in worst case housing, or

are homeless in America.And we would find a child or teen is killed by a firearm

about every three hours and 15 minutes — more than seven every single day. The devastation at Sandy Hook put the media spotlight on a tragedy that strikes families in communities across America daily as a result of our nation’s shameful refusal to protect children instead of guns. In 2010 2,694 children and teens died from gun violence.

What do these numbers tell us about who we are and who we hope to be? Why do we choose to let children be the poorest

age group in our rich nation and to let millions of children suffer preventable sickness, neglect, abuse, mis-education, and violence? Why do we continue to mock God’s call for justice for children and the poor and our professed ideals of freedom and justice for all?

It’s time for new resolutions backed by urgent and persistent action. In 2013, the United States celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and of the Birmingham movement. Our first African-American president will be inaugurated for a second term in a public ceremony that will take place the same day as our national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., our prophet of nonviolence. How will we honor and carry forth our long struggle towards freedom and equality? Let’s resolve not to make this another year of platitudes and remembering the dream but make this a year of action to end child poverty and violence as Dr. King called for.

Dr. King said: “The Declaration of Independence proclaimed to a world, organized politically and spiritually around the concept of the inequality of man, that the dignity of human personality was inherent in man as a living being.

COMMENTARYCHILD WATCH: New Year’s Resolutions

The Emancipation Proclamation was the offspring of the Declaration of Independence . . . Our pride and progress could be unqualified if the story might end here. But history reveals that America has been a schizophrenic personality where these two documents are concerned. On the one hand she has proudly professed the basic principles inherent in both documents. On the other hand she has sadly practiced the antithesis of these principles.” He concluded: “There is but one way to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation. That is to make its declarations of freedom real; to reach back to the origins of our nation when our message of equality electrified an unfree world, and reaffirm democracy by deeds as bold and daring as the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.”

Let’s match the history of this 2013 moment with bold and daring steps to close the gap between what every child needs to grow to productive adulthood, what we know works, and what we do to ensure their healthy development. It must begin with safety from guns. If the child is safe all of us are safe.

Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund.

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow vote. Needing 218 votes, he barely clinched it with 220. His narrow victory reflects the fact that no Democrat would vote for him and that many Republicans are disillusioned of him. Perhaps it also reflects the fact that he has so poorly comported himself that he does not deserve reelection.

Most folks who curse do it behind closed doors. In

deference to their position, they attempt to parse their public statements to reflect the dignity of the office they hold. Not Mr. Boehner, who dropped the “F---” bomb on Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) not once, but twice, in the middle of fiscal cliff negotiations. To his credit, Reid did not respond, but behaved as if he perhaps did not hear the out-of-control Boehner. The Speaker of the House of Representatives comported himself as intemperate, ignorant and out of control.

The fact that Boehner appeared out of control is no surprise to those who have observed him over these past two years. He leads with bombast and bluster then backs down into defensiveness and profanity. Last December, he refused to compromise with President Obama on fiscal matters surrounded by a defiant set of Republicans who agreed with him. When he backed down, he was alone, virtually abandoned

by his party.Déjà vu. After pontificating, and offering a nonsensical

Plan B for a House vote, his party rebuked him and he had to tuck tail and sit down at the negotiating table. No wonder he managed so much ire that he cursed the Senate Majority leader.

You can cuss in public and you can cuss in private. The fact that Boehner chose to kick New York to the curb is as a big an “F” bomb as the one he offered Senator Reid. After being promised that relief for Hurricane Sandy was forthcoming,

Boehner broke his promise and pushed the vote back to the 113th Congress. Only after Democrats and Republicans, governors and congressional representatives excoriated him on the House floor, did he agree to vote on a $9 billion plan on Jan. 5, with another $53 billion up for vote on Jan. 15.

Meanwhile, many New Yorkers are still living in the backs of their cars, lacking electricity and other basic needs, eating in soup kitchens, bathing in shelters, no better off than they were when the hurricane hit. Have we not learned lessons from Hurricane Katrina? Can we not get relief to people just a bit sooner? Must New Yorkers be treated as pawns in this partisan nonsense? Should Boehner have the right to metaphorically fling the “f” bomb at them?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, have expressed

their righteous rage at congressional chicanery. This has not moved a Congress that bootstrapped fiscal cliff legislation with goodies for Puerto Rican rum producers, some Hollywood moguls, and other assorted pork. The day of the earmark has supposedly expired, but those with special interests spent more time promoting them than they did on repairing the damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) calmed down after a private meeting with Boehner. He had it absolutely right before he calmed down, though. Then he raised questions about the way members of Congress run to New York for fundraisers and support, but have not rushed to support New York and New Jersey in this crisis. While monies may yet be forthcoming, it should have hit New York, Connecticut and New Jersey at least a month ago. And while $9 billion is seemingly assured, with a new Congress, the affected areas may be lacking much longer.

I’d bet that if one of Boehner’s Ohio eighth district constituents complained about sleeping in a car, he might care more. I am sure he wouldn’t bristle and use profanity (or behave profanely) with those who presumably vote for him. But Boehner has abdicated all claims to decency in the past year or so. He has led a nonproductive and incompetent Congress, and tainted fiscal cliff negotiations with earmarks and set-asides. Why not an earmark for hurricane victims? Why not pure decency for his peer, Senator Harry Reid? Why not pretend to have good sense, even if you don’t have any? Can Boehner stoop any lower? Let’s see what other stunts he pulls in the 113th Congress.

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer and president emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

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The Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd was among the speakers who appeared at the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s 28th Annual Luncheon Forum in late November, 2012 at the Hilton

Mclean Tyson Corner Hotel, McLean, Va. The chapter was chartered in 1984.

Photos by Rob Roberts

Marlene Smalley, Regina Jordan, Carlotta Johnson-Pugh, Carol Robinson and Brenda McCleary

Dr. Alice Howard, Founder/President, Prince William County Coalition of 100 Black Women; Vilka Gay, Mary Lively, Bernice Vaughn and Beverly Johnson

Members of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, NOVA Chapter

Guests entering the venue

Standing - Roxie Curtis, Natalia Bishop, Kathryn Richardson and Vera Kendrick; Seated - Beverly Johnson, Connie Anderson and Mary Lively

Forum panelists: Rev. Chenda Lee, Rev. Dr. Delores Carpenter and Rev. A. Colette Rice

Forum moderator Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd and panelist Rev. Dr. Jeanne Melvin-Martin, Esq.

Standing: Torrenie Hill, Rosalyn Wilson, Kali Caldwell and April King; Seated: Rhonda Bray, Nicole Venable, Nicole Ennix and Sheila McRay

Elder Francis Wood, E. Carita Tompkins, Caroline Lang-Hill and Kimberly Parker

Tap dancer Quynn Johnson and KanKouran West African Dance Ensemble were featured at the Dance Institute of Washington’s annual Kwanzaa observance Dec. 27 and 28 at the Columbia Heights Education Campus in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. As it celebrated its 25th anniversary, the Dance Institute staged dances that were choreographed to the seven principles of Nguzo Saba.

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Young community students prepping for their performance

The pouring of the Ancestral Libation

Pre-professional students perform to the “Sosonnet”

The program narrator; Maryam Fatima Foye

Positive Directions Through Dance students performing

Special guest tap performance to “Roots and Rhythms” by Quynn JohnsonKanKouran West African Dance

Company Drummers

Pre-professional Students, levels ll & lll performing

“Hip Hop in Oz” performed by Positive Directions Through Dance students

KanKouran West African Dancers

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By AFRO Staff

Trena Taylor-Brown never imagined that a whimsical move on her laptop would catapault her to the Ellen Show. Not one to usually do such a thing, she was shocked to learn she’d been chosen as a grand prize winner for the 11th of Ellen’s 12 Days of Giving that has become the show’s Christmas tradition.

“From the moment you enter the Warner Brothers lot, the enthusiasm is in the air. People were lined up in a zigzag maze, but the winners had reserved seating…thank goodness,” Taylor-Brown told the AFRO. “Since it was the 11th day of Ellen’s 12 Days of Giving, many people were just hanging out in hopes of getting in. This was a very hot ticket!”

She said the audience warm-up guy got people up on stage to show off their moves for the dance off.

“No, I didn’t have any moves to show, but enjoyed watching, and by this time, everyone is standing up, really dancing,” Taylor-

Brown said. “By the time Ellen comes on about 15 minutes later, the audience is really ready to have fun. She does her monologue and

her traditional dance up the steps…I think it was to the Emotions… The Best of my love. The show started with the winner of the dance off, and before you knew it, Anne Hathaway talking about Les Miz, and Cee Lo playing a few tunes from his Christmas album….and then it was over!”

She said it was the fastest hour ever.

“We were there on a day that was just perfect for me as all of the gifts were electronic. And yes, I was screaming and laughing and jumping up and down just like the other people in the studio! It was all part of the fun.”

That night they went to Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills for dinner.

“When we got out of the limo, the paparazzi had their cameras aimed at the car. They were SOOOOO disappointed that we were not stars. I just laughed and laughed,” she said. “Dinner was delightful and a perfect end to the whirlwind and excitement of the day. So back to Baltimore we came.”

PEOPLEThe New Year brought

new life to Howard University Hospital as three babies were born Jan. 1. to three local couples.

Amir Christopher Walley was the first, born at 2 a.m. to Christopher Walley, 23, and

Chanel Jackson, 20. It was the couple’s first baby. He weighed 6 lbs. and 15 oz.

Bella Alice Novoa, all 6 lbs and 1 oz. of her, was born next at 3:45 p.m. to Marcella Novoa Sandoval, 25, and Jorge Rodezno, 30.

The last birth was Marcel Johnson Jr., born at 7:36 p.m. to Marcel Johnson Sr., 23, and Ashley Johnson, 22. He was the largest baby, weighing 7 lbs. and 4 oz. It was Ashley Johnson’s second child.

(left) Ashley Johnson and Marcel Johnson Sr. welcomed their son, Marcel Jr. into the world.

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By Jannette J. WitmyerSpecial to the AFRO

Forging a partnership between the Walters Art Museum, an internationally recognized art museum, and Galerie Myrtis, a burgeoning, African American-owned, contemporary fine art gallery, may sound just a little mismatched. After all, the Walters is renowned for its world-class collections of treasures, dating from “pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century Europe,” and Galerie Myrtis represents “emerging to mid-career artists.”

Still, when the museum’s curator of Renaissance and Baroque art, Joaneath Spicer, Ph.D., spoke of plans to present an exhibition portraying the presence and contributions of Africans from the 1480s until 1610 in Renaissance Europe, in roles ranging from slaves and servants to royalty and rulers, local gallery owner and curator Myrtis Bedolla heard a call to examine Spicer’s premise of the exhibition from a different perspective.

So, Bedolla proposed that her gallery present a contemporary exhibition in response to the Walters’ exhibition, “Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe,”

“I approached Dr. Spicer with the idea of supporting an exhibition in which artists, inspired by the Renaissance works, would explore the lives of Africans through a

contemporary prism. And in doing so, create a contemporary response which addresses the socioeconomic status of African Americans,” said Bedolla.

“She immediately embraced the idea, and hence, the contemporary response was born.”

Having enlisted Spicer as her exhibition advisor, Bedolla brought Washington,

D.C. gallery owner Amy Morton, of Morton Fine Art, on board as her co-curator. She and Morton selected eight, present-day African American artists: Jules Arthur, Jeffrey Kent, Maya Freelon Asante, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Nathaniel Donnett, Mario Andres

Robinson, Victor Ekpuk and Amy Sherald to create art influenced by works featured in the Walters’ exhibition for “Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The

Contemporary Response.” “In selecting the artists, consideration

was given to their approach to their work and technical ability. However, I also sought those who would not be afraid to bring a controversial view to the subject matter. I wanted artists who think outside the box, and whose unique aesthetic would challenge the viewer visually and intellectually,” explained Bedolla, who served as the exhibition’s chief curator.

Both shows opened on Oct. 14, cementing a partnership that is as historically significant as are the exhibitions. To Bedolla and Spicer’s

knowledge, each represents a first. Well-known local artist Joyce J. Scott, whose major retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2000 was fueled by a first-time partnership

between two major arts institutions, the museum and the Maryland Institute College of Art, agrees and hopes that people will recognize the depth of the partnership and the historic value of both exhibitions.

“This is a profound step for this kind of view of Africans in Europe, in their mighty presence. Not just talking about the demographics of Africans in the Renaissance but talking about their status, their populace, their influence,” Scott said.

“Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe,” at the Walters Art Museum, will be on display through Jan. 21, along with a companion exhibition that with appear through Feb. 3 featuring the thoughts of middle and high school students about the period.

Tea with Myrtis, an art salon that provides stimulating exchanges between arts professionals, will include a discussion about the portrait of a woman artists, collectors and other interested

parties, will serve as the gallery’s final special programming installment, Jan. 19, 2 to 4 p.m.

During this event for which admission fees are charged, Diala Touré, Ph.D., curator of collections at Morgan State University’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art, will lead a conversation about the 17th century portrait of Louise Marie-Therese, labeled the Black Nun of Moret who is said to be the illegitimate daughter of Maria Teresa, Queen of France. More information about Galerie Myrtis and the additional programming is available at http://galeriemyrtis.net/.

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By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

Morgan State’s home opening game resulted in a loss as the Bears fell, 70-60, to Philadelphia’s Saint Joseph University in a non-conference game on Jan. 5 at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md.

The Bears played Saint Joseph tough and trailed by only seven points at halftime. They cut the lead to three points later in the second half, but Saint Joseph’s used a late-game, eight-point run to help hold off Morgan State.

MSU head coach Todd Bozeman said playing stronger non-conference

opponents like Saint Joseph early in the season will help his team prepare for its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schedule coming soon.

“It was our first home game,” said Bozeman, who mentioned how this was his team’s first home game after the first 10 games were played on the road.

“My philosophy is we want to work to get better. Clearly I want to win games, but in the process if you don’t win the game we want to get better. I think we’re going in that direction and I’m happy about that, but I’m not satisfied.”

Morgan was led by senior forward DeWayne Jackson with 16 points,

eight rebounds and four steals. His teammate, junior guard Justin Black followed with 11 points and five assists, while junior center Ian Chiles added 10 points and four blocks. The team made just 24-of-79 shots from the field for a struggling 30 percent shooting.

Saint Joseph (8-4) was led by senior guard Carl Jones who scored 17 points and junior forward Ronald Roberts who recorded a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Morgan (3-8) will remain home and host their first MEAC game of the season when they face South Carolina State on Jan. 12.

By Perry Green and Stephen D. RileyAFRO Sports Desk

The second half of the Washington Redskins 24-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the wildcard round of the National Football League’s 2012-13 playoffs saw a tug of war in ‘Skins Nation. One side wanted to stick with gimpy starter Robert Griffin III while the other was ready to see a healthy Kirk Cousins step in and repeat his earlier success. The end result was a somber loss, a battered RGIII and a critical question that will seep into the summer months: Did Redskins coach Mike Shanahan bungle the job by leaving an injured Griffin on the field far too long? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley debate.

Riley: Before Griffin crumbled to the ground late in the fourth quarter with another knee injury, I was already calling for Cousins to start warming up. Griffin is obviously the bigger playmaker but take his legs away from him and he’s no better than Cousins as a pocket passer.

Even in the preseason Cousins showed the ability to direct an offense. I’m not wishing harm on anyone but I’m willing to bet that Griffin will be hurt sometime next season, that’s just the way he plays. And Mike Shanahan will be faced with the same decision again.

Green: Not only did Shanahan screw the pooch on the playoffs but he might have jinxed the future of the team with his decision to

leave Griffin in. Clearly, RGIII was hobbled in the first half and probably should’ve been pulled at halftime. If Shanahan can’t make a decision to pull a disabled player off the field then maybe he shouldn’t be the coach. In fact, it’s hard to even tell who the coach of the team is. Is it Shanahan, or is it Griffin who’s running the team? After the game, Griffin addressed the media as if he was the one calling the shots. The 22-year-old quarterback said it was his decision to stay on the field, even after the entire football world could tell he re-aggravated his injured knee during the first quarter. Shanahan even

told us that it was Griffin’s decision to stay in. But when does a rookie quarterback get the power to make decisions only a coach should make? Griffin is a great, young player with tons of potential. But he’s still young-minded and obviously he needed someone else to make better judgment decisions for the team and his long-term health.

Riley: I can’t fault

Shanahan for wanting to stick with his starter but risking the franchise over one game definitely wasn’t worth it. Let’s say Washington beats Seattle then what? RGIII wouldn’t have been able to go next week and

Cousins would definitely have started. Perhaps that was what Shanahan had in mind. Let my young star do what he does until he can’t go any more, then put in the reserve to finish the job. I can agree with Shanahan somewhat on Griffin earning the right to make the call on his own to play hurt. Griffin has been the primary reason this team went from losers to winner in only a season. You don’t just sit someone like that, especially when he’s begging you to play. He was facing a lose-lose situation because if he benched Griffin and Griffin went and told reporters after the game that he felt he could played, Shanahan would have been criticized for that, too.

Green: That’s criticism that I would have been able to live with. However, I wouldn’t be able to live with knowing that I allowed my star player to ruin his knee because he had too much pride to tell me that he was really too hurt to play. A few years ago, when former all-pro running back LaDainian Tomlinson was the star player of the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers had reached the playoffs, but they lost a game because Tomlinson was standing on the sideline watching instead of playing because he was too injured to play. Everyone criticized the coach for not playing him. Some even criticized Tomlinson for not demanding to be played in such a big game. The Chargers may have lost, but they made the right decision that day. Tough or not, you don’t play if you’re seriously injured. It’s not fair to your teammates, your fans or even your family who has to watch you from home, crying bitter tears every time they see you grimace in pain. Obviously Griffin was blinded to that when he wanted to play on, and I expect that from a young guy like him. I don’t expect Shanahan, a 60-year-old coach with more than 20 years of coaching experience, to make a judgment like this. I do, however, expect Shanahan to be held accountable for this foul-up. The guy should have been fired a season ago, if you ask me. Now this is definitely the tipping point. Griffin is obviously the heart of this team. Now it’s time to get some real brains in there to manage this team and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

AFRO Sports Desk FaceoffDid Shanahan Leave RGIII on the Field Too Long?

By Keith HenrySpecial to the AFRO

It was not a pretty sight for Coppin State’s men’s basketball team in their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action this season. Coppin struggled on defense and lost at home to the Howard Bison, 70-60, on Jan. 5 in Coppin’s Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md.

Coppin State turned the ball over early and often in the first half. On the first couple of possessions, Coppin State (3-13 overall, 0-1 MEAC) committed shot clock violations due to the defense of the Bison. Howard took advantage of it jumping off to a 23-14 advantage on a couple of Brandon Ford free throws with 4:33 left.

The second half started with a major scare for Howard. HU senior point guard and team captain Calvin Thompson was driving to the hoop when Coppin sophomore guard Taariq Cephas fouled him hard, causing Thompson to land wrong and dislocate his ankle. Thompson was on the floor for a little over 10 minutes while both Howard and Coppin sports

medicine people among others attended to him. Thompson was picked up and taken out by wheelchair to applause by everyone in attendance at the PEC.

But despite the scary injury to their captain, Howard still could not be stopped when it came to making mid-range shots. Every time Coppin attempted a charge, the Bison’s mid-range

game provided an answer. Howard maintained control of the game midway

through the second half, leading by as much as 16 points at 51-35 with 9:35 left. They went on to capture the win,

snapping a four-game losing funk.“Calvin is our leader, our captain,” said Howard

sophomore guard Brandon Ford. “We all feed off him. He is the heart and soul of this team. When he went down, it affected all of us. But we pulled it together and won this game for him.”

Coppin head coach Fang Mitchell said he wasn’t pleased with the way his team played in the game.

“They didn’t come out hungry enough,” Mitchell said. The intensity

level is not to the level it’s going to be at to be able to win games in the MEAC. ”

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Morgan State Falls to Saint Joseph for Eighth Loss

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The speech so eloquently delivered almost 50 years ago by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Mall in Washington still inspires us to see beyond what is tangible, and sometimes a little frightening, to a world that feels safer and more welcoming. These AFRO readers share their dreams as we once again observe the birthday of Dr. King.

I Still Dream a World

I dream of a world where there would be no violence. I wish all kids

could have safe homes. I dream of a world where all kids have more education

and less violent games. I have a dream that everyone will know God. I hope to see a world where everyone does their best. I have a dream that everyone will respect each other and be nice to each other. I have a dream that we all will pray together and protect each other. I dream of animals being safe and having enough water and grass to eat. I dream of no more pollution at my beach so the fish can live.

I dream of a world where no animals are hunted. I dream of a world where my Mom would let me play football. I dream of becoming a CIA agent and keeping the world safe. I dream of a world where everyone is happy and not sad. I dream of a world where we have lots

of peace. I will never ever stop dreaming!

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I Dream A World….I dream a world of integrity and respect. A world filled with individuals steadfast to an immovable quotient of compassion and empathy for others. I see a society willing to embrace and celebrate the aspirations of others. To develop and nourish a respect for the struggles and tribulations that birthed the diverse mosaic that is modern society. Through all this I pray for this generation and the next to nurture a reverence and respect not only for the tangible beings of their elders but their stories that have created our history. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th Anniversary of the apex of the Civil Rights

Movement as embodied by the March on Washington, we must cherish and revere these

events with an immutable pride in how far we have come and analyze how far we can go. I dream that this analysis is done through education not just in the school houses but in our own homes learning about our own families but most importantly learning who we are and what we can personally do to be an asset to society. We must find focus in our passions and develop our true life’s purpose. This world must be filled with dreamers that find inspiration in all that was before for it is only through such motivation that we can configure all of the potentialities of our future. This is not an unattainable dream as we are the embodiment of our ancestors’ dreams. No matter our color, we are the manifestation of dreams, hopes and aspirations of a people striving for a better tomorrow.

By AFRO Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The leaders of African-American churches will, once again, convene in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Weekend to commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in American history – the second term and inauguration of President Obama, America’s first president of African descent.

In an inaugural ball to be held Jan. 20, the gala celebration will mark the historic event and honor the Keepers of the Flame recipients, individuals whose lifetime achievements and contributions to society and culture have contributed to the realization of this moment in time.

“For certain, the African American Church must mark this moment with great pride, honor and power. For today, we stand on the shoulders of so many who bled and died for this moment of witness, of which we consecrate with our joy and commitment to continue to fight for equality and justice for all,” according to the organizers’ mission statement on the African American Church Inaugural Ball website.

The ball, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington, is a sequel to the premiere event in 2009

and will feature leaders from the religious, civic, business, arts, and entertainment communities.Themed, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the ball will honor those leaders with the “2013

Keepers of the Flame” Award. The recipients are individuals who have sustained an unshakable commitment to our future and who have earned an undeniable place in the African American book of history. Confirmed honorees include: Muhammad Ali; Bishop George E. Battle, Jr.; Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Sr.; Andraé Crouch; Ed Dwight; Joycelyn Elders, MD; Bishop William H. Graves, Sr.; Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale; Hugh Masekela; Rev. Dr. Otis J. Moss, Jr.; Jessye Norman; Beny Primm, MD, and Cicely Tyson.

Other honorees to be confirmed include: The Honorable Andrew Young, Hon. William J. Clinton, Ruby Dee, Aretha Franklin, Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder, Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon, and Dr. Vernon J. Jordan, Sr.

In 2009, distinguished honorees included: Dr. Maya Angelou, Donna Brazile, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Dr. Marian Wright Edelman, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Earl Graves, Sr., Rev. Dr. William H. Gray, III, Bishop Barbara Harris, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, The Honorable Alexis Herman, Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hooks, Congressman John Lewis,

Black Church ‘Keeper of the Flame’ Gala to Celebrate Obama Second Inauguration

FAITH

Tiffany Thomas-Randall, Cyber Security Specialist

Even after the successful inauguration of a two term African American President, I still believe our dreams of a world without racism and condemnation because of the color of your skin has yet to be manifested.

Now let me be clear, a majority of the people are not racist, but the minority of people who are racist maintain a higher power in government or employment and suckle from the breast of racism.

I still have a dream that the fog or haze of quiet and subtle levels of racism will have lifted and not be disguised as one political party over another.

I still have a dream that when any future presidents are men or women of color they do not have to deal with the level of open disrespect that is targeted toward this President.

I still have a dream that in states like Florida where the option to take the life

of an African-American child is based on whether or not a person feels threaten, no longer exists; ironically all young black teenage boys seem to be a threat.

I still have a dream that police brutality and the use of extreme force is not based on color but based on the extreme measures taken by the criminal or the suspect.

I still have a dream that when a women of color like First Lady Michelle Obama is considered strong and intelligent by her own people, she is portrayed as an angry black woman to people of different races that can’t appreciate her strength and her wisdom.

Until these dreams have been manifested not just for African Americans, but for all people who had been blessed to be a part of the minority, we will continue to dream and take action.

We are a movement by ourselves, but a force when we stand together!

Ja-Zette Marshburn, AFRO Archivist

Jedidiah Divine Order Winslow

I Still Have A Dream

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1270

Fanny Viola YoungakaFanny V. YoungDecedentGlenda M. Wheeler-Allen, Esq808 E Street NESuite A.Washington DC 20002Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Kevin R. Wheeler, Sr., whoseaddress is 11712 AmerCourt, Fort Washington, MD20744, was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Fanny Viola Youngaka Fanny V. Young, whodied on December 5, 2012with a Will, and will servewithout Court supervision. Allunknown heirs and heirswhose whereabouts are un-known shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeJuly, 11, 2013. Claimsagainst the decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before July, 11, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 11, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Kevin R. Wheeler, Sr.Personal

Representative202-327-0546

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1209

Tony DavisDecedent

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Louise C. Davis, whose ad-dress is 816 Southern AveSE #302, Washington DC20032 was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Tony Davis, whodied on August 28, 2012without a Will, and will ser-vice without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment shall be filedwith the Register of Wills,D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington, D.C.20001, on or before June 28,2013. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copyto the Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Louise C. DavisPersonal

Representative202-491-6342

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TYPESET: Mon Dec 24 09:54:47 EST 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM814

Wilhemena AlexanderDecedentWesley L. Clarke1629 K StreetSuite 300Washington DC 20006Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Wesley L. Clarke, whose ad-dress is 1629 K Street Suite300, Washington DC 20006was appointed personal re-presentative of the estate ofWilhemena Alexander, whodied on February 9, 2002without a Will, and will ser-vice with Court supervision.All unknown heirs and heirswhose whereabouts are un-known shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment shall be filedwith the Register of Wills,D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington, D.C.20001, on or before June 28,2013. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copyto the Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

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Representative202-257-9730

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1226

Muriel ColsonDecedentAlicia A. TerryKutak Rock LLP1101 Connecticut AveNW, Suite 1000Washington DC 20036Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Carol Latonia Crowel l ,whose address is 8330Academy Road, Ellicott City,MD 21043 was appointedpersonal representative ofthe estate of Muriel Colson,who died on January 18,2011 with a Will, and willserve without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeJune 28, 2013. Claimsagainst the decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2001ADM1193

Joseph D. MartinakaJoe D. MartinDecedentJohn T. Bennan Esq705 Melvin AvenueSuite 104Annapolis, MD 21401Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Denise Adrian Martin, whoseaddress is 2111 I Street, NEApt 6, Washington DC 20002was appointed personal re-presentative of the estate ofJoseph D. Martin aka Joe D.Martin, who died on May 25,20001 with a Will, and willservice with Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeJune 28, 2013. Claimsagainst the decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Denise Adrian MartinPersonal

Representative202-365-6816TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1234

Leila M. FordDecedentWesley L. Clarke1629 K StreetSuite 300Washington DC 20006Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Wesley L. Clarke, whose ad-dress is 1629 K Street Suite300, Washington DC 20006was appointed personal re-presentative of the estate ofLeila M. Ford, who died onJune 9, 2009 without a Will,and will service without Courtsupervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before June 28, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM945

Abbie C. JohnsonDecedentJohnny M. Howard1001 Connecticut Ave.NW, Suite 402Washington DC 20036Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Ozella P. Mitcell, whose ad-dress is 142 Michigan Ave-nue, NE Apt 23U, Washing-ton DC 20017-1067 wasappointed personal repre-sentative of the estate ofAbbie C. Johnson, who diedon September 7, 1996 with-out a Will, and will serve withCourt supervision. All un-known heirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before July 4, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July 4, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 4, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Ozella P. MitchellPersonal

Representative202-628-7058

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TYPESET: Mon Dec 31 11:25:15 EST 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1250

Patricia Ann WrightDecedent

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Pamela Brown, whose ad-dress is 1533 K Street, SE,Washington DC 20003 wasappointed personal repre-sentative of the estate of Pa-tricia Ann Wright, who diedon October 18, 2012 withouta Will, and will serve withoutCourt supervision. All un-known heirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before July 4, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July 4, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 4, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Pamela BrownPersonal

Representative202-718-8266

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TYPESET: Mon Dec 31 11:27:12 EST 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

ColumbiaCivil Division

Case No. 12-0009170IN RE:Telegan Neglokpe’MensahApplicant

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

CHANGE OF NAMETelegan Neglokpe’ Mensahhaving filed a complaint forjudgment changing TeleganNeglokpe’ Mensah name toMelchizedeck Lebanon Deb-orah and having applied tothe court for an Order of Pub-lication of the notice requiredby law in such cases; it is bythe Court this 7th day ofDecember 2012, herebyORDERED, that a copy ofthis Order be published oncea week for three (3) consecu-tive weeks, in The Afro-American Newspapers, anewspaper of general cir-culation of the District ofColumbia; and it is furtherORDERED, that the publica-tion must began no later thantwo weeks after the filing ofthe application; and is furtherORDERED, that the FINALHEARING on this applicationto change name will be heldin Judge- in-Chambers,Room 4220 in the District ofColumbia at 500 IndianaAvenue NW Washington DC20001, on the 28th day ofJanuary, 2013 at 2:30 pm.Ifany person desires to op-pose this application, thatperson or his or her attorneymust be present at the hear-ing or file written detailedobjections five (5) days in ad-vance of the hearing withJudge-in-Chambers and maila copy of the applicant or ap-plicant’s counsel; and it is fur-therSO ORDEREDJUDGE

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Superior Court ofthe District of

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Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1266

Sarah Jane DouglasDecedentTony Graham, Sr.9701 Apollo DriveSuite 495Largo, MD 20774Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

India Brown, whose addressis 3001 Bladensburg RoadNE, #206, Washington DC20018, was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Sarah Jane Doug-las, who died on August 23,2008 without a Will, and willserve without Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirs andheirs whose whereaboutsare unknown shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment shall be filedwith the Register of Wills,D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington, D.C.20001, on or before July, 11,2013. Claims against the de-cedent shall be presented tothe undersigned with a copyto the Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July, 11, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 11, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

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TYPESET: Tue Jan 08 13:45:36 EST 2013

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITYINVITATION TO BID

INVITATION NO. 120080Small Diameter Water Main Replacement 8

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is soliciting bids forInvitation No. 120080: Small Diameter Water Main Replacement 8.

The following listing enumerates the major items of work for construction of the”Small Diameter Water Main Replacement Contract 8 but not limited thereto:

a. Installation of approximately 7.5 miles of water mains (8” & 12”) and associatedvalves and appurtenances.b. Installation of copper water services 2 inch and smaller in public and private space.c. Installation of curb stop /curb stop box, meter box and penetration through buildingwall and connection to first fitting inside the building including installation of a shut-offvalve and pressure reducing valve.d. Permanent pavement restoration

The project requires completion within 730 consecutive calendar days.

This project is estimated to cost between $15 million and $20 million.

DC Water will receive Bids until 2:00 p.m., local standard time on February 6,2013.This project may be funded in part by the U. S. Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA). A Fair Share Objective for Minority and Women´s Business Enter-prises participation in this work of 32% and 6%, respectively, has been established.The program requirements are fully defined in USEPA´s Participation by Disadvan-taged Enterprises in Procurement under EPA Financial Assistant Agreements - May27, 2008”.

The Davis-Bacon wage determinations shall apply.

DC Water Owner Controlled Insurance Program will provide insurance.

Bid documents are available at the Department of Procurement, 5000 OverlookAvenue, SW, Washington, DC 20032. Sets of Bidding Documents can be procuredfor a non-refundable $50.00 purchase price each, payable to DC Water. Paymentmust be in the form of a money order, certified check or a company check.Documents can be shipped to Bidders providing a Federal Express account number.

The DC Water Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant is a securedfacility. Persons intending to pick-up Bidding Documents are to contact the Depart-ment of Procurement at 202-787-2020 for access authorization.

For procurement information contact Mr. Carlo Enciso; email carlo.enciso@dcwater.com, (voice 202-787-2029).

For technical information contact: DETS-Construction.Bid.Inquiry@dcwater.com

View DC Water website at www.dcwater.com for current and upcoming solicitations.TYPESET: Mon Dec 24 09:53:19 EST 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1204

Earl E. SwainDecedentJoseph A. Rafferty Jr.7945 MacArthure Blvd#208Cabin John, MD 20818Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Will iam Murray Coll ins,whose address is 3311 Gold-sboro Pl., Falls Church, VA22042 was appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Earl E. Swain, whodied on September 28, 2012with a Will, and will servicewithout Court supervision. Allunknown heirs and heirswhose whereabouts are un-known shall enter theirappearance in this proceed-ing. Objections to suchappointment (or to the pro-bate of decedent´s will) shallbe filed with the Register ofWills, D.C., 515 5th Street,N.W., 3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or beforeJune 28, 2013. Claimsagainst the decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filed withthe Register of Wills with acopy to the undersigned, onor before June 28, 2013, orbe forever barred. Personsbelieved to be heirs orlegatees of the decedent whodo not receive a copy of thisnotice by mail within 25 daysof its first publication shall soinform the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:December 28, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

William Murray CollinsPersonal

Representative703-533-3025

TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

12/28, 1/4, 1/11

TYPESET: Tue Jan 08 13:45:05 EST 2013

Superior Court ofthe District of

ColumbiaCivil Division

Case No. 0009576-12IN RE:Stephon DeandreWoodApplicant

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

CHANGE OF NAMEStephon Deandre Wood hav-ing filed a complaint for judg-ment changing StephonDeandre Wood name toAlicia Saharie Wood andhaving applied to the court foran Order of Publication of thenotice required by law in suchcases; it is by the Court this27th day of December 2012,herebyORDERED, that a copy ofthis Order be published oncea week for three (3) consecu-tive weeks, in The Afro-American Newspapers, anewspaper of general cir-culation of the District ofColumbia; and it is furtherORDERED, that the publica-tion must began no later thantwo weeks after the filing ofthe application; and is furtherORDERED, that the FINALHEARING on this applicationto change name will be heldin Judge- in-Chambers,Room 4220 in the District ofColumbia at 500 IndianaAvenue NW Washington DC20001, on the 15th day ofFebruary, 2013 at 3:15 pm.Ifany person desires to op-pose this application, thatperson or his or her attorneymust be present at the hear-ing or file written detailedobjections five (5) days in ad-vance of the hearing withJudge-in-Chambers and maila copy of the applicant or ap-plicant’s counsel; and it is fur-ther0 the applicant must send theapplication for change ofname and notice of finalhearing to the DC Chief ofPolice, 300 Indiana Avenue,NW Room 5080, WashingtonDC 20001, the Department ofCorrections and Court Ser-vices and Offender Supervi-sion Agency personally or byregistered or certified mailand show proof of service byfilling the affidavit/declarationof service.SO ORDEREDJUDGE

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TYPESET: Tue Jan 08 13:44:06 EST 2013

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1258

Darrell MichaelWilliamsDecedentAngela M. Williams,Pro Se and GregoryA. Williams, ProSe3310 Oxon Run Rd. SEWashington DC 20032Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Angela M. Williams andGregory A. Williams, whoseaddress are 3310 Oxon RunRoad, SE, Washington DC20032, were appointed per-sonal representatives of theestate of Darrell Michael Wil-liams, who died on Novem-ber 27, 2012 without a Will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before July, 11, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July, 11, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 11, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Angela M. WilliamsGregory A. Williams

PersonalRepresentative202-562-4366

TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

1/11, 1/18, 1/25

TYPESET: Tue Jan 08 13:44:06 EST 2013

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1258

Darrell MichaelWilliamsDecedentAngela M. Williams,Pro Se and GregoryA. Williams, ProSe3310 Oxon Run Rd. SEWashington DC 20032Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Angela M. Williams andGregory A. Williams, whoseaddress are 3310 Oxon RunRoad, SE, Washington DC20032, were appointed per-sonal representatives of theestate of Darrell Michael Wil-liams, who died on Novem-ber 27, 2012 without a Will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before July, 11, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July, 11, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 11, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Angela M. WilliamsGregory A. Williams

PersonalRepresentative202-562-4366

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TYPESET: Mon Oct 29 11:18:45 EDT 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM994

Melvin RudolphJohnsonDecedentWesley L. Clarke1629 K Street NWSuite 300Washington DC 20006Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Sheriel L. Sexcius, whoseaddress is 229 QuackenbosStreet NW, Washington DC20011 was, appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Melvin RudolphJohnson, who died on Feb-ruary 23, 2012 without a Will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before April 19, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before April 19, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:October 19, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Sheriel L. SexciusPersonal

Representative202-257-9730

TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

10/19, 10/26, 11/2

TYPESET: Mon Oct 29 11:18:45 EDT 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM994

Melvin RudolphJohnsonDecedentWesley L. Clarke1629 K Street NWSuite 300Washington DC 20006Attorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Sheriel L. Sexcius, whoseaddress is 229 QuackenbosStreet NW, Washington DC20011 was, appointed per-sonal representative of theestate of Melvin RudolphJohnson, who died on Feb-ruary 23, 2012 without a Will,and will serve without Courtsupervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before April 19, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before April 19, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:October 19, 2012Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Sheriel L. SexciusPersonal

Representative202-257-9730

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012NRT34

Aldrich A. RobinsonDecedent

NOTICE OFEXISTENCE OFREVOCABLE

TRUSTAldrich A. Robinson (name ofdeceased settlor) whose ad-dress was 322 GallatinStreet, NW. Washington DC20011 created a revocabletrust on January 7, 2012,which remained in existenceon the date of his/her deathon October 28, 2012 andKather ine R. Marshal l ,whose address is 1520 Por-tal Drive, Washington DC20012 is the currently actingtrustee, hereinafter theTrustee. Communications tothe trust should be mailed ordirected to Dr. Katherine R.Marshall at 1520 PortalDrive, Washington DC 20012for the Aldrich A. RobinsonTrust Dated January 7, 2004.The Trust is subject to claimsof the deceased settlor’screditors, costs of admin-istration of the settlor ’sestate, the expenses of thedeceased settlor’s funeraland disposal of remains, andstatutory allowances to asurviving spouse and chil-dren to the extent the de-ceased settlor’s residuaryprobate estate is inadequateto satisfy those claims, costs,expenses, and allowances.Claims of the deceased set-tlor’s creditors are barred asagainst the Trustee and thetrust property unless pre-sented to the Trustee at theaddress provided herein onor before July 4, 2013 6months after the date of thefirst publication of this no-tice). An action to contest thevalidity of this trust must becommenced by the earliest of(1) October 28, 2013 (oneyear from date of death of thedeceased settler) or (2) July4, 2013 (6 months from thedate of first publication of thisnotice) or (3) ninety daysafter the Trustee sends theperson a copy of the trust in-strument and a notice inform-ing the person of the trust’sexistence, the Trustee’sname and address, and thetime allowed for commencinga proceeding.The Trustee may proceed todistribute the trust property inaccordance with the terms ofthe trust before the expirationof the time within which anaction must be commencedunless the Trustee knows ofa pending judicial proceedingcontesting the validity of thetrust or the Trustee has re-ceived notice from a potentialcontestant who thereaftercommences a jud ic ia lproceeding within sixty daysafter notification.This Notice must be mailedpostmarked within 15 days ofits first publication to eachheir and qualified beneficiaryof the trust and any other per-son who wou ld be aninterested person within themeaning of D.C. Code, sec.20-101(d)Date of Publication:January 4, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter

Dr. Katherine R.Marshall

To be signed byTrustee

301-390-2222Attorney Gloria JohnsonTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

1/4, 1/11, 1/18

TYPESET: Mon Dec 31 11:26:28 EST 2012

Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012NRT34

Aldrich A. RobinsonDecedent

NOTICE OFEXISTENCE OFREVOCABLE

TRUSTAldrich A. Robinson (name ofdeceased settlor) whose ad-dress was 322 GallatinStreet, NW. Washington DC20011 created a revocabletrust on January 7, 2012,which remained in existenceon the date of his/her deathon October 28, 2012 andKather ine R. Marshal l ,whose address is 1520 Por-tal Drive, Washington DC20012 is the currently actingtrustee, hereinafter theTrustee. Communications tothe trust should be mailed ordirected to Dr. Katherine R.Marshall at 1520 PortalDrive, Washington DC 20012for the Aldrich A. RobinsonTrust Dated January 7, 2004.The Trust is subject to claimsof the deceased settlor’screditors, costs of admin-istration of the settlor ’sestate, the expenses of thedeceased settlor’s funeraland disposal of remains, andstatutory allowances to asurviving spouse and chil-dren to the extent the de-ceased settlor’s residuaryprobate estate is inadequateto satisfy those claims, costs,expenses, and allowances.Claims of the deceased set-tlor’s creditors are barred asagainst the Trustee and thetrust property unless pre-sented to the Trustee at theaddress provided herein onor before July 4, 2013 6months after the date of thefirst publication of this no-tice). An action to contest thevalidity of this trust must becommenced by the earliest of(1) October 28, 2013 (oneyear from date of death of thedeceased settler) or (2) July4, 2013 (6 months from thedate of first publication of thisnotice) or (3) ninety daysafter the Trustee sends theperson a copy of the trust in-strument and a notice inform-ing the person of the trust’sexistence, the Trustee’sname and address, and thetime allowed for commencinga proceeding.The Trustee may proceed todistribute the trust property inaccordance with the terms ofthe trust before the expirationof the time within which anaction must be commencedunless the Trustee knows ofa pending judicial proceedingcontesting the validity of thetrust or the Trustee has re-ceived notice from a potentialcontestant who thereaftercommences a jud ic ia lproceeding within sixty daysafter notification.This Notice must be mailedpostmarked within 15 days ofits first publication to eachheir and qualified beneficiaryof the trust and any other per-son who wou ld be aninterested person within themeaning of D.C. Code, sec.20-101(d)Date of Publication:January 4, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter

Dr. Katherine R.Marshall

To be signed byTrustee

301-390-2222Attorney Gloria JohnsonTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

1/4, 1/11, 1/18TYPESET: Mon Dec 31 11:37:26 EST 2012

IN THE SUPERIORCOURT

OF THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA

CIVIL DIVISIONCase Number:

2012CA002115R(RP)Action Involving Real

PropertyHonorable

Michael L. RankinNext Event:

Status HearingDecember 21, 2012

10:00 AMDAVID CREECH510 Underwood StreetNWWashington DC 20012andGLORIA C. KIRK514 Underwood StreetNWWashington DC 20012PLAINTIFFSv.All Unknown owners of theproperty described below,their heirs, devisees, gran-tees, assigns or succes-sors in right, title, interest,and any and all personshaving or claiming to haveany interest in leasehold orfee simple in the propertyand premises situate, lyingand being in theDistrict of ColumbiaReal Property:Lot 26, Square 939(242 10th St. NE,Washington DC.)Defendants.

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

The object of this proceedingis to remove the cloud on thetitle in the following real prop-erty located in the District ofColumbia and to vest title ofrecord in the Plaintiffs in thisaction: Lot 26, Square 939 lo-cated at 242 10th Street, NE,Washington, D.C. (the ”Prop-erty”).Harvie Jackson, now de-ceased, would, if living, be aproper party to this action.The plaintiff has been unableto identify or locate anydefendants. On motion of theplaintiff, it is this 27th day ofNovember, 2012, herebyORDERED, that all unknownowners of the Property, theirheirs, devisees, personal re-presentatives, executors,administrators, grantees, as-signs or successors in right,title, or interest; Harvie Jack-son’s unknown heirs, devi-sees, personal, representa-t ives, andexecutors,administrators, grantees, as-signs or successors in right,title, and/or interest; and anyand all persons having orclaiming to have any interestin the leasehold or fee simplein the Property, shall herebycause their appearances tobe entered herein on or be-fore the fortieth day, exclu-sive of Sundays and legalholidays, occurring after theday of the first publication ofthis order; otherwise the casewill proceed to final judgmenton account of such default;provided a copy of this Orderof Publication be publishedtwice a month for three (3)consecutive months in theNational Law Journal, theDaily Washington Law Re-porter, and the WashingtonAfro-American Newspaper.SO ORDERED.Michael L. RankinAssociate Judge1/4, 1/11, 2/1, 2/8, 3/1, 3/8

TYPESET: Wed Jan 02 09:04:11 EST 2013

St. Mary’s County Metropolitan CommissionInvitation for Bids

Marlay Taylor WRF ENR UpgradeContract #8-38-S

The St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission is soliciting for bids for the MarlayTaylor Water Reclamation Facility project. The work in general is to upgrade thewastewater treatment plant to Enhanced Nutrient Removal treatment capability,and upgrade various facilities throughout the plant to improve the quality of thefacilities and equipment.Work includes, but is not limited to: conversion of theexisting Schreiber reactors to a Four-Stage Bardenpho system with supplementalBioMag facilities and equipment, replacement of existing blower system, upgradeof the chemical addition system, replacement of the headworks facility and additionof a odor control system including duct work from the headworks building to theodor control system, replacement of existing primary and secondary clarifierinternal components, upgrade of existing return activated sludge pumping sta-tions, addition of a laboratory building, addition of primary and secondary flowsplitter boxes, construction of a solids storage facility, upgrade of the existingeffluent pumping station, upgrades to the existing chlorination facility, addition of afats, oils and grease acceptance station,upgrade of the existing septage receivingstation, demolition of existing sludge drying beds, various structural repairs andupgrades throughout the plant, and all ancillary site work, piping, electrical, in-strumentation and controls work required to construct a complete and operatingwastewater treatment facility.

This project is funded in part by the Maryland State ENR Grant Program andtherefore Davis Bacon Act and MBE/WBE requirements must be met. Biddersmust perform and document their performance of all affirmative steps required bythe Maryland Department of the Environment Minority and Women’s BusinessEnterprise program to be considered for the Contract. Bidders are encouraged tobreak down the work into smaller segments and tasks in order to increase minoritysubcontractor participation. Documentation must be included in the proposalpackage and submitted on the date provided herein. Failure to providedocumentation with the bid package will result in the bid being declared nonrespon-sive.

A Pre-Bid conference will be held on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. EasternStandard Time at the Administrative Office of the Commission to answer anyquestions concerning the Bid Documents. All potential Bidders areencouraged,but not required to attend. A site visit will follow immediately after theconference. Attendance is strongly recommended due to the nature of the project.

One original and three (3) copies of all bids must be submitted in sealed envelopesbearing the company name, legal address, the project title for which the bid issubmitted and the date advertised for opening bids. Sealed bids must beaddressed to Joy Hamlet, Procurement Agent, St. Mary’s County MetropolitanCommission, and clearly marked ”SEALED BID FOR MARLAY TAYLOR WRFENR UPGRADE, CONTRACT #8-38-S” and must be received by the Administra-tive Office of the Commission, 23121 Camden Way, California, Maryland 20619,no later than 10:00 a.m.Eastern Standard Time, February 19, 2013 at whichtime the bids will be publicly opened.

Cost of the bid package is $300.00 per set. Bid packages will be available forpurchase and review at Dewberry’s office, 3106 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite 110,Baltimore, Md. 21244-5800 beginning January 7, 2013 between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Bid Packages may be purchased by check, Visa or MasterCard.Checks should be made payable to “St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission”.Bid packages may also be sent by Federal Express upon receiptof payment and aFederal Express account number. Inquiries concerning Contract Documentsshould be directed to Jeff Chapin, PE, Dewberry Project Manager at 703-849-0555or at jchapin@dewberry.com.

The St. Mary’s Metropolitan Commission reserves the right to reject any or allproposals and to waive any informality in the proposals submitted when suchwaiver is in the best interest of the Owner.

The St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commissiondoes not discriminate on the basis of race, marital status, color, religion, sex,

age, national origin, physical or mental handicap, political affiliation,or other non-merit factors.

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Superior Court ofthe District of

District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.2012ADM1167

Lawrence McKenzieDecedentGloria McKenzieAttorney

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Gloria McKenzie, whose ad-dress is 231 Peabody Street,NE. Washington DC 20011,was appointed personal re-presentative of the estate ofLawrence McKenzie, whodied on August 11, 2005 with-out a Will, and will serve withCourt supervision. All un-known heirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are unknownshall enter their appearancein this proceeding. Objec-tions to such appointmentshall be filed with the Regis-ter of Wills, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001, onor before July, 11, 2013.Claims against the decedentshall be presented to theundersigned with a copy tothe Register of Wills or filedwith the Register of Wills witha copy to the undersigned, onor before July, 11, 2013, or beforever barred. Persons be-lieved to be heirs or legateesof the decedent who do notreceive a copy of this noticeby mail within 25 days of itsfirst publication shall so in-form the Register of Wills,including name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:January 11, 2013Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashingtonLaw Reporter

Gloria McKenziePersonal

Representative202-264-6229

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1/11, 1/18, 1/25

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